Many Antichrists in the World.       Continuing our series on what Jesus and the Bible have to say about this world, we now take a look at the term “antichrist” spoken of in Scripture. It literally means “against Christ” or “against the Messiah.”       The term itself only appears in the letters of St. John. Tradition and most scholars believe St. John’s letters were written at the end of the First Century, probably between 96-100 AD  [although other scholars believe John's writings were considerably earlier] , making them possibly the latest writings included in the Bible. It is understandable, then, that roughly 65 years after Christ’s death and resurrection, John might write, “Children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come, therefore we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us.” ( 1 Jn 2:18-19 .)       St. John fir